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30 Aug 2024
THE TRUE STORY OF THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN,
THE BAND EVERYONE KNOWS BUT HAS FORGOTTEN,
THEIR 1969 ONE-HIT WONDER ‘SOMETHING IN THE AIR’
AND THE BIRTH OF BRITISH INDIE MUSIC
“I will turn to Wilkerson’s book again and again to be reminded of my three dear friends who comprised the band Thunderclap Newman. It’s carefully and devotedly researched with lots of input from all kinds of other friends of mine who shared their journey.”
— PETE TOWNSHEND
“Brilliant . . . written as though the events are unfolding in real time right there on the page. Wilkerson is able to capture the reader’s interest and keep them wanting more . . . He drives the story as if it were a novel.”
— RICHARD BARNES,
author of The Who: Maximum R&B, Mods!, and The Story of Tommy
The standard, paperback edition of Hollywood Dream will be available from bookstores in the USA , October 1, 2024 and UK bookstores November 14. A hardcover, limited edition, signed by author Mark Wilkerson and Pete Townshend (bookplate), which also includes a fold-out pos
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Thunderclap Newman was a British band that Pete Townshend (of The Who) and Kit Lambert (the Who's producer and manager) formed circa December 1968 - January 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of Speedy Keen, Andy "Thunderclap" Newman and Jimmy McCulloch. Their single, "Something in the Air", a 1969 UK number one hit, remains in demand for television commercials, film soundtracks and compilations. The band released a critically acclaimed rock album, Hollywood Dream, and three other singles (which appeared on the album), "Accidents", "The Reason" and "Wild Country".
From 1969 until 1971, the nucleus of the band consisted of the songwriter John "Speedy" Keen (vocals, drums, guitar), Andy Thunderclap Newman (piano) and Jimmy McCulloch (guitar). Pete Townshend (using the alias "Bijou Drains") played bass guitar on their album and singles, all of which he had recorded and produced at the IBC Studio and his Twickenham home studio. The band augmented its personnel during its tours: in 1969 with James "Jim&
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Thunderclap Newman was a British rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman.
Their single, "Something in the Air", a 1969 UK number one hit, remains in demand for television commercials, film soundtracks and compilations. The band released a critically acclaimed rock album, Hollywood Dream, and three other singles (which appeared on the album), "Accidents", "The Reason" and "Wild Country".
From 1969 until 1971, the nucleus of the band consisted of the songwriter John "Speedy" Keen (vocals, drums, guitar), Andy "Thunderclap" Newman (piano) and Jimmy McCulloch (guitar). Pete Townshend (using the alias "Bijou Drains") played bass guitar on their album and singles, all of which he had recorded and produced at the IBC Studio and his Twickenham home studio. The band augmented its personnel during its tours: in 1969 with James "Jim" Pitman-Avery (bass guitar) and Jack McCulloch (drums); and in 1971 with Ronnie Peel (bass guitar) and Roger Felice (dru
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